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Table of Contents

Introduction ....................................................................................... Page 4

Improvement program ...................................................................... Page 4

Safety ............................................................................................... Page 5

Pacemaker safety guidelines ....................................................... Page 5

Feature Pack contents ..................................................................... Page 5

Feature Pack connections ................................................................ Page 6

Wireless Control Pad ........................................................................ Page 8

Key additional features for blind users ........................................... Page 8

Key additional features for low vision users ................................... Page 9

Removing the Wireless Control Pad ............................................ Page 10

Storing the Wireless Control Pad in the ReadEasy Evolve ......... Page 10

Wireless Control Pad batteries .................................................... Page 10

Wireless Control Pad connection ................................................. Page 11

Simplifier ...................................................................................... Page 12

Controls for no vision and low vision users – Quick reference ....... Page 13

Controls for no vision & low vision users ........................................ Page 14

Help & Cancel ................................................................................ Page 14

Capturing documents ..................................................................... Page 15

Capture button ............................................................................. Page 15

Append button ............................................................................. Page 15

PowerRead feature ...................................................................... Page 16

Navigating documents .................................................................... Page 17

Play / pause button ...................................................................... Page 17

Word dial ...................................................................................... Page 17

Next & Previous sentence buttons ............................................... Page 17

Next & Previous paragraph & page buttons ................................ Page 18

Main menu ...................................................................................... Page 19

Menu navigation .......................................................................... Page 19

Summary of Contents for ReadEasy Evolve Feature Pack

Page 2: ...trol Pad in the ReadEasy Evolve Page 10 Wireless Control Pad batteries Page 10 Wireless Control Pad connection Page 11 Simplifier Page 12 Controls for no vision and low vision users Quick reference Page 13 Controls for no vision low vision users Page 14 Help Cancel Page 14 Capturing documents Page 15 Capture button Page 15 Append button Page 15 PowerRead feature Page 16 Navigating documents Page 1...

Page 3: ...e 27 Additional controls for low vision users Quick reference Page 29 Additional features for low vision users Page 30 Modes for Reading and Writing Page 30 Controls for Low Vision Features Page 31 View mode button Page 31 Zoom dial Page 31 Reading colours button Page 32 Joystick Page 32 Text views button Page 34 Text Views Page 35 Touch Screen Features Page 39 Caring for your touch screen Page 40...

Page 4: ...optional Feature Pack Improvement program Users are the best people to help us improve and develop our products so if you have any ideas or suggestions no matter how small please do contact us Email suggestions visionaid com Post ReadEasy Evolve Suggestions VisionAid International Limited Bridge Lodge Spalding Lincolnshire PE11 3AU United Kingdom Phone 44 0 1775 711 977 Thank you and enjoy your ne...

Page 5: ...dequately shielded medical devices There are magnets located in the main unit the camera arm the Wireless Control Pad and the Wireless Control Pad Simplifier Do not put any of these items on or near your chest if you have a pacemaker fitted Feature Pack contents 1 Wireless Control Pad 2 Batteries for Wireless Control Pad 2 x AAA 3 Magnetic simplifier for Control Pad 4 HDMI to HDMI cable 5 Quick Re...

Page 6: ...tly above the camera storage section 2 5 inches 6 5cm up from the base USB 3 0 port 1 HDMI port USB 3 0 port 2 DisplayPort WARNING USB HDMI and DisplayPort connectors only fit into their sockets one way Only a small amount of force is required to plug in the connectors and too much may damage the connector and socket Any damage to the connectors or sockets is not covered by warranty so please take...

Page 7: ...e second port in from the left hand side It is 3 15 inches 8 cm from the left hand side and 2 5 inches 6 5cm up from the base The port has a Roman numeral I directly above it There is also a DisplayPort connector labelled with the Roman numeral II This is located 2 inches 5cm to the right of the HDMI port A DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable or an Active DisplayPort to HDMI converter is required in ...

Page 8: ... low vision users for easy navigation The capture play pause and forwards backwards controls are the same as the controls on the top of the ReadEasy Evolve itself Key additional features for blind users 1 Capture multiple page documents quickly and easily so they can be read without interruption 2 Unique PowerRead function allows you to listen and navigate your currently captured pages whilst addi...

Page 9: ...able 5 Screen by screen reading for users who prefer to read text when it is static 6 Multi touch touch screen support is also available when your ReadEasy Evolve is connected to a compatible touch screen This allows you to intuitively pan around your document start and stop reading and zoom in and out all with your finger touching the screen and words directly 7 Unique ReadHere feature allows you...

Page 10: ...ontrol Pad s base Then whilst supporting the Control Pad from the back push it backwards using your thumb and you will feel it pivot outwards away from the Evolve Storing the Wireless Control Pad in the ReadEasy Evolve To put the Wireless Control Pad back into the ReadEasy Evolve s case please follow the instructions of removing the Wireless Control Pad but in reverse order Wireless Control Pad ba...

Page 11: ...ise it to expose the battery compartment Then carefully insert the two supplied AAA batteries The negative terminal is to the left and positive terminal is on the right as indicated by the minus and plus signs etched into the base either side of the battery cover Please ensure the batteries are inserted the correct way around Damage caused by incorrectly inserting the batteries is not covered by w...

Page 12: ...less Control Pad will power itself off automatically after the ReadEasy Evolve is turned off it has no on off switch of its own Simplifier The Wireless Control Pad includes a simplifying overlay which hides the low vision controls Main menu Bookmarks and Help buttons reducing the controls to 9 With simplifier Without simplifier ...

Page 13: ...uick press Adds a page to your current document Press hold Start multi page capture Quick press Add bookmark Press hold Bookmark menu Next sentence Quick press Previous paragraph Press and hold Previous pages Quick press Next paragraph Press and hold Next pages Previous sentence Quick press Spell word Rotate Next previous word Controls for no vision and low vision users Quick reference ...

Page 14: ...tton on the Wireless Control Pad describes what that button does If that s the button you were looking for then a second press automatically exits Help mode and performs that button s function To exit Help mode directly press the Help button again Menu or Question dialogue help If you are in a menu or question dialogue pressing the Help button will first repeat the menu or question dialogue and th...

Page 15: ...moving e g when positioning and holding a book open Your document will be captured a short while after the last movement is detected An audible beep will be emitted while movement is being detected To override this function and force ReadEasy Evolve to capture your document press Capture again Overriding the motion detection can be useful if there is something moving under the camera all the time ...

Page 16: ...ng using the Cancel button When this is pressed Multi page capture complete is announced and you are taken back to your document to the same position before multi page capture began PowerRead feature PowerRead allows you to start reading and navigating longer documents immediately after capturing the first page while adding additional pages in the background To use PowerRead capture a page and hav...

Page 17: ...tton in the centre of the Wireless Control Pad This is particularly useful if you miss a word when reading or need to have one spelled out letter by letter Word by word Rotate Rotating the Word dial clockwise moves forwards 1 word with every click Rotating it anti clockwise moves backwards 1 word with every click Spell current word Press To spell the current word or number press the Word dial Next...

Page 18: ...s paragraph Quick press To navigate forwards and backward a paragraph press the taller right or left crescent buttons Next Previous page Press and hold To navigate forwards and backwards a page press and hold the taller right or left crescent buttons Pressing for longer navigates more quickly Releasing navigates to that page During page navigation you can also release the button and quick press it...

Page 19: ...e the joystick up or rotate the Word dial anti clockwise To choose the current option press the Play pause button or press the Word dial To go back to the previous menu press the Previous sentence button or move the joystick left To exit the Main menu directly press the cancel button or quick press the Main menu button The Main menu comprises 1 Document management 2 Pages management 3 Bookmarks 4 ...

Page 20: ...document 4 Import a document 5 Export a document 6 Delete documents Open Document management Quick press Main menu button To directly open Document management quick press the Main menu button Save Document with Voice Tag Saves a captured or imported document to ReadEasy Evolve s internal memory with your own personalised voice tag You ll be asked to start the recording using the Capture button and...

Page 21: ... read by the ReadEasy Evolve You can choose to import the file at the end of your current document or to a new document Currently supported import formats include PDFs and images If you wish to import text or Microsoft Word documents please print these to PDF files first More import formats will be natively support in an upcoming software update Export a document If a USB memory stick is inserted ...

Page 22: ...des the original page orientation heading number of paragraphs words and which settings were used when recognition was carried out on the particular page 2 Document Information This provides information on the current document This includes file name title number of pages and words when it was created last modified and its size 3 Go to page This allows you to navigate directly to a particular page...

Page 23: ...o remove pages from your document 7 Rotate pages For users with a screen connected you can manually rotate your captured documents in 90 degree increments This is useful if the document you wish to photograph has no text and therefore cannot be rotated automatically photographs for example 8 Split book pages Attempts to split the pages you select into both a left and a right page This helps to mat...

Page 24: ... and directly above the Next paragraph button This allows direct access to the Bookmarks menu from your document as well as the ability to instantly add bookmarks Add bookmark Quick press To add a bookmark at the current position in your document quick press the Bookmarks button Access Bookmarks menu Long press To access the Bookmarks menu press and hold the Bookmarks button Bookmark menu When in ...

Page 25: ...y default When enabled if capturing the left and right hand pages of a book in one go this will attempt to automatically split them in to two pages This can be useful if capturing an entire book where preserving the pages numbers is important Display and pointer This is the fifth option in the Main menu This section is only relevant to low vision users with a screen connected to the device It allo...

Page 26: ...the pointer 8 Pointer acceleration default 1 Adjust how quickly the pointer accelerates 9 Maximum continuous scrolling speed default 150 Adjust the maximum speed text can scroll at continuously 10 Choose available Text views default all enabled Let s you disable which Text views are available when cycled with the Text views button These are described in detail in Text Views on page 35 11 Line spac...

Page 27: ...ng means all of the text within your documents will be displayed in your chosen Custom typeface setting described next 17 Custom typeface if Retain typefaces font disabled default Sans Serif Allows you to manually select the typeface of your displayed text from Serif Sans serif or Monospace typeface providing the Retain typefaces font option is disabled 18 Retain font styles bold italic underline ...

Page 28: ... is not documented in the Standard User Manual Calibrate Wireless Control Pad joystick This enables you to re calibrate the joystick on the Wireless Control Pad You will be asked to rotate the joystick for 10 seconds To ensure the most accurate calibration possible make sure to move the joystick fully up down left and right and then rotate it in circles around the edge ...

Page 29: ...or read screen by screen Quick press Stop continuous scrolling In Live mode Image Overlay views Reformatted views Quick press Cycle between preferred reading colour its inverse full colour Press hold rotate Magnification dial Set preferred reading colours Quick press Cycle text views Press hold See original image currently only in Overlay view Rotate image In Live mode In Document mode Additional ...

Page 30: ...ode 2 Writing mode 3 Document mode 1 Live mode Live mode is used for magnifying and colour enhancing documents to make them easier to read with your eyes without speech It is ideal for viewing small pieces of information such as phone numbers addresses or medicine bottles You can then move around the document using the Joystick This can be far easier and faster than sliding a document around under...

Page 31: ...ss To switch between Live mode and Document mode quick press the View mode button In order to switch to Live mode ReadEasy Evolve s camera must be connected in either the A4 or A3 position To switch to Document mode a document must have been captured or opened Switch between Live Writing mode Long press when in Live mode When in Live mode to switch to Writing mode long press the View mode button T...

Page 32: ...erred reading colours from a list of 8 popular ones together with 1 custom one press and hold the Reading colours button whilst rotating the Zoom dial To set a custom preferred reading colour please see Colour Combination on page 25 Adjust contrast of image Press hold move Joystick left or right when in reading colour mode in Live mode or Image view To increase and decrease the contrast of the 2 c...

Page 33: ... mode In Live mode use the joystick to position the pointer over the word you want to read from Then press the Joystick down and the document will be captured and read aloud starting from the word you clicked on If you have a mouse connected then you can do the same by left clicking on the word under the pointer If a touchscreen is connected you can also do this by single tapping on the word Conti...

Page 34: ...nstantly move forwards and backwards one screen of text at a time move the Joystick down and up Text views button This is a yellow round button located to the left of the Zoom dial and to the right of the Help button Rotate Live or Handwriting mode 90 degrees Quick press When in Live or Handwriting mode quick press the Text views button to rotate the view in 90 degree increments This is useful whe...

Page 35: ...s which allow you to view your documents in a way which best suits your vision They are fully customisable as detailed in the Display and pointer section on page 25 The 6 views can be split into two groups The first group preserves the position of text and images as they were in the original document These are called Original text position views The second group reformats the text and layout of th...

Page 36: ...36 1 Image view This displays the unenhanced original image of your document It is perfect for looking at handwritten documents or photographs ...

Page 37: ...sen two colour reading combination This makes it ideal for looking at documents with pictures tables and diagrams 3 Column View This view re flows the text across your screen No matter what size your document is magnified to the text will automatically flow from one line to the next Text can be continuously scrolled vertically and screen by screen ...

Page 38: ...o a single line Text can be continuously scrolled horizontally and screen by screen 5 Vertical view Ideal for some users with Retinitis Pigmentosa tunnel vision the vertical visualisation displays one word per line Text can be continuously scrolled vertically and screen by screen ...

Page 39: ...ntrols Rather than tracking a cursor around the screen you can use your fingers on the screen to directly manipulate documents The specific touch screen controls are detailed below Start and stop reading menu activation Pressing on a word will start your document reading from that word Pressing anywhere on the screen will stop reading Navigate around your document To move around your document simp...

Page 40: ...nification move your closed finger and thumb apart You can also do the pinching and stretching motion with two fingers on separate hands Some people can find this easier Caring for your touch screen Your touch screen will attract finger marks over time Please follow your particular touch screen s guidelines for cleaning Printed in the UK ...

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